It is possible to establish whether an undercarriage is 40 years old, a few years old or new, he said.

The party’s lawyers are currently examining what criminal offence should be named in the report to be filed against unidentified perpetrators, he added.

In recent days, several press reports have been published concerning the metro 3 carriages that supposedly returned from Russia after refurbishment but, according to the reports, are actually new. If this is indeed true, the transaction only served to secure the Russian partner’s position and the trains are technologically outdated compared with other manufacturers’ models, he said.

This would be unprecedented in Europe, he added.

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